WEST WINDSOR – Changes in environmental regulation over the last 40 years will be the topic of a lecture at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), led by one of the state’s top enforcers of environmental law.

“Environmental Disasters and the Development of Environmental Enforcement” will be the subject of a lecture by Joseph Mark Mirabella, Central Regional Supervisor for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Hazardous Waste Enforcement program, at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the Communications Building, Room 108. His talk is part of the college’s Distinguished Lecture Series at the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road, and is free and open to the public.

Mirabella notes that before the 1970s and the first Earth Day, there was little regulation to protect the nation’s environmental health. But between 1970 and 1980, a drastic rise in new environmental laws and regulations bolstered enforcement, and he will focus on those changes over in his presentation. He will discuss the continuing evolution of environmental protection and project trends into the future, including the possible impact on businesses, communities, and how individuals can adjust to the new world of environmental regulation.

Mirabella received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Rutgers University. He is a former Environmental Science teacher who has taught and lectured on environmental issues at New Jersey colleges and universities for the past 35 years. Currently, he is a commissioner on the Ewing Township Redevelopment Agency and a member of Ewing’s Environmental Commission and Sustainable New Jersey Green Team

For more information on MCCC’s Distinguished Lecture Series, call (609) 570-3324 or visit www.mccc.edu/events.

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